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Open doors and windows to create a current. Do it on a daily basis

by beebeepka 4y ago

Auracle 4y ago
That’s not an option for most climates.
- beebeepka 4y ago
  Care to elaborate? I would think it depends more on the type of building than anything else. Having wind helps tremendously, of course
  - colechristensen 4y ago
    It’s 25 F outside right now :) not such a fan of ventilating now…
    - beebeepka 4y ago
      -4c is nothing. In fact, it'll make the procedure easier. I do at -20c and below
  - orra 4y ago
    They’re probably talking about the temperature, not wind levels.
- cfn 4y ago
  Yes it is. I used to ventillate my room in Uni when it was way past -20 C outside. As long as you have decent heating it is not a big deal if you do it periodically.
  - Tade0 4y ago
    Provided you live in a place where heating is generally clean. Over here it's 4°C at the time of writing and my air filter goes crazy if I open the window.
  - ls15 4y ago
    Assuming that the air outside is fresh and not a thick mess of coal smoke like in many places.
    - bobthepanda 4y ago
      Even wood stoves are bad for air quality here in the PNW.
  - crazygringo 4y ago
    "Not a big deal"...? My electric bill would go up 4x if I was periodically ventilating my whole living space in the winter. Good lord. Are you going to pay that for me? I mean, I understand that at Uni, you probably weren't the one paying your heating bill, so you didn't have any responsibility for your actions. But in the real world, that's incredibly expensive, wasteful, and terrible for the environment (depending on your source of power). So, yes, it kind of is a "big deal". Even if you didn't realize it at Uni because you were burning through someone else's money.
    - ac29 4y ago
      Anecdotal, but: I have found opening windows to be very effective at reducing C02 (as measured with a good sensor) and not very effective at changing the temperature even when it is significantly colder outside than inside. I live in a single family detached house, so I'm not just getting someone elses heat through the walls. My suspicion is that this has to do with the thermal mass of air versus the thermal mass of the rest of the house - bringing in ~10,000 cubic feet of fresh air with a fan doesnt take long and dramatically improves indoor air quality but doesnt change the temperature much.

Open doors and windows to create a current. Do it on a daily basis

Auracle 4y ago

That’s not an option for most climates.

beebeepka 4y ago
Care to elaborate? I would think it depends more on the type of building than anything else. Having wind helps tremendously, of course
- colechristensen 4y ago
  It’s 25 F outside right now :) not such a fan of ventilating now…
  - beebeepka 4y ago
    -4c is nothing. In fact, it'll make the procedure easier. I do at -20c and below
- orra 4y ago
  They’re probably talking about the temperature, not wind levels.
cfn 4y ago
Yes it is. I used to ventillate my room in Uni when it was way past -20 C outside. As long as you have decent heating it is not a big deal if you do it periodically.
- Tade0 4y ago
  Provided you live in a place where heating is generally clean. Over here it's 4°C at the time of writing and my air filter goes crazy if I open the window.
- ls15 4y ago
  Assuming that the air outside is fresh and not a thick mess of coal smoke like in many places.
  - bobthepanda 4y ago
    Even wood stoves are bad for air quality here in the PNW.
- crazygringo 4y ago
  "Not a big deal"...? My electric bill would go up 4x if I was periodically ventilating my whole living space in the winter. Good lord. Are you going to pay that for me? I mean, I understand that at Uni, you probably weren't the one paying your heating bill, so you didn't have any responsibility for your actions. But in the real world, that's incredibly expensive, wasteful, and terrible for the environment (depending on your source of power). So, yes, it kind of is a "big deal". Even if you didn't realize it at Uni because you were burning through someone else's money.
  - ac29 4y ago
    Anecdotal, but: I have found opening windows to be very effective at reducing C02 (as measured with a good sensor) and not very effective at changing the temperature even when it is significantly colder outside than inside. I live in a single family detached house, so I'm not just getting someone elses heat through the walls. My suspicion is that this has to do with the thermal mass of air versus the thermal mass of the rest of the house - bringing in ~10,000 cubic feet of fresh air with a fan doesnt take long and dramatically improves indoor air quality but doesnt change the temperature much.